title: Are prophylactic antibiotics useful in the management of facial fractures?
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kellman
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents